Archaeologists uncover AMAZING mosaic depicting Medusa in Mérida, Spain
Archaeologists uncover AMAZING mosaic depicting Medusa in Mérida, Spain Spanish archaeologists in the La Huerta de Otero Archaeological Zone, on the western side of Mérida and part of the Roman city of Augusta Emerita, uncovered amazing mosaics, including one depicting the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa. Augusta Emerita was founded in 25 BC by Augustus …
Ancient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off the coast of Italy
Ancient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off the coast of Italy The wreckage of an ancient Roman ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast of Italy. The cargo ship was found off the port of Civitavecchia, about 50 miles (80km) north-west of Rome. It dates from about the 1st or …
Medieval Altar Uncovered at England’s Exeter Cathedral
Medieval Altar Uncovered at England’s Exeter Cathedral Archaeological excavations at Exeter Cathedral have uncovered hidden features from the building’s Norman past, project leaders have said. Experts said they were now certain they had found the foundations of the cathedral’s original high altar from the early 12th Century. An area thought to be a crypt and …
Tooth Enamel Analysis Offers Clue to the Idenтιтy of Iron Age Warrior
Tooth Enamel Analysis Offers Clue to the Idenтιтy of Iron Age Warrior DNA analysis of tooth enamel solves puzzle of 2,000-year-old grave on Bryher also containing sword and mirror. Scientists have solved the mystery of a 2,000-year-old grave on the Isles of Scilly, raising intriguing questions about warfare in iron age Britain. For decades archaeologists …
Tomb from the Ichma Culture found in Peru
Tomb from the Ichma Culture found in Peru During excavations in Ancon, a district of northern Lima Province, Peru, archaeologists have revealed a tomb from the Ichma Culture. Around the 11th century, the Ichma emerged in the valleys of the Lurin and Rimac Rivers to the south of Lima. This pre-Inca culture endured until the …
A Siberian cave filled with mammoth, rhino, and bear bones is an ancient hyena lair
A Siberian cave filled with mammoth, rhino, and bear bones is an ancient hyena lair Inhabitants of Siberia have stumbled upon a remarkable prehistoric time capsule in what paleontologists consider the largest hyena lair ever found in Asia. The cave was untouched for 42,000 years and held a variety of animal bones. Fossils of various …
Ancient Siberian worm came back to life after 46,000 years, and began reproducing!
Ancient Siberian worm came back to life after 46,000 years, and began reproducing! A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival. A report from the Washington Post detailed a remarkable discovery by scientists: a female microscopic roundworm had been preserved in the Siberian permafrost for 46,000 years, and when …
Hundreds of well-preserved prehistoric animals were found in an ancient ash bed in Nebraska
Hundreds of well-preserved prehistoric animals were found in an ancient ash bed in Nebraska Scientists have excavated fossils of 58 rhinos, 17 horses, 6 camels, 5 deers, 2 dogs, a rodent, a saber-toothed deer, and dozens of birds and turtles in Nebraska. In that distant past, Nebraska was a grᴀssy savanna. Trees and shrubs dotted …
Mysterious 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded Mᴀssive Asteroid Hit To Earth
Mysterious 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded Mᴀssive Asteroid Hit To Earth A 5,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the 19th century in the underground library of King Ashurbanipal in Nineveh is an astronomical treasure. The ancient “document” excavated in present-day Iraq by Sir Henry Layard offers unprecedented insight into astronomical observations that took place more than …
Rare Ancient Stamps Found in Falster May Show Way to an Unknown King’s Home
Rare Ancient Stamps Found in Falster May Show Way to an Unknown King’s Home In the center of Falster, southeast of Denmark, a man with a metal detector has made an important discovery. The discovery is so important that it could help write a few chapters for Danish history or at least the local history …